Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.8458 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.8458 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.8488 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7681 GPI, in 2007.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8061 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8144 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8266 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8151 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8068 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7809 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8019 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7844 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7842 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7823 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7681 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.775 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7868 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7876 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7868 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8045 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8217 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.823 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8243 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8435 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8488 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8458 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8157 GPI | 0.8061 GPI | 0.8266 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7886 GPI | 0.7681 GPI | 0.8151 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8207 GPI | 0.7868 GPI | 0.8488 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.8458 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8488 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7681 GPI in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.